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LATEST INCIDENTS

01:42 AM FALL VICTIM (BIG BEAR CITY)
01:06 AM SMOKE CHECK (EL MIRAGE )
01:01 AM VEHICLE FIRE (LUCERNE VALLEY )
11:30 PM AMBULANCE TRANSPORT (LAKE ARROWHEAD)
10:32 PM FIRE TYPE UNKNOWN (BIG BEAR CITY)
10:36 PM SMOKE CHECK (BIG BEAR )
09:48 PM UNKNOWN MEDICAL AID (BIG BEAR LAKE)
09:28 PM ASSAULT VICTIM (CRESTLINE )
07:45 PM HIT AND RUN NO INJURY (YUCAIPA )
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TUE JUN 23, 2026, 3:38 PM
VEGETATION FIRE
ONYX PEAK
ONYX PEAK
INCIDENT NAME: ONYX INCIDENT
VEGETATION FIRE - SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOWING FROM CAMERAS - ONYX SUMMIT BIG BEAR
TUE 03:55PM AIRCRAFT (AIR ATTACK 12) IS A FEW MINUTES OUT FROM THE ONYX FIRE AND HELICOPTER 534 HAS LIFTED OFF FROM HEAPS PEAK HEADING THAT WAY...
TUE 03:59PM FOREST SERVICE UNIT ON SCENE. WE HAVE A SINGLE TREE ON FIRE (LIGHTNING SNAG) WITH ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF AN ACRE OF GROUND FIRE. BEST ACCESS WILL BE OFF THE TURNOUT ON THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 38. FIRE IS WEST OF HIGHWAY 38. AIR ATTACK ARRIVING OVER THE FIRE NOW.
TUE 04:09PM TANKER 72 TANKER 73 HELICOPTER 534 AIR ATTACK 12 ARE NOW OVER THE FIRE. THEY WILL BE MAKING DROPS TO BOX IN THIS FIRE UNTIL THE GROUND RESOURCES CAN HIKE IN (ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES). HELICOPTER WILL BE DIPPING JENKS LAKE. AN ADDITIONAL HEAVY HELICOPTER IS ENROUTE TO THE FIRE SO LOTS OF RESOURCES ON THIS INCIDENT.
TUE 04:29PM PER AIR ATTACK - AIR TANKERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED - HELICOPTERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THE FIRE AND WILL BE USING BIG BEAR LAKE FOR DIPPING.
TUE 04:46PM GROUND RESOURCES ARE ON SCENE. ONE QUARTER ACRE. ONE TREE. LITTLE TO NO SPREAD. THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS!
UNITS RESPONDING: BFA 283 2806 BDF CALFIRE CALCOM FEDCOM MUTUAL AID AIRCRAFT (BIG BEAR FIRE AUTHORITY)
AGENCIES RESPONDING: US FOREST SERVICE CALFIRE
NOTES:
FIRE (VEGETATION FIRE SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOWING FROM CAMERAS ONYX SUMMIT BIG BEAR) IN ONYX PEAK
WEATHER AT INCIDENT LOCATION: 70 DEGREES WITH 31% HUMIDITY. WINDS WSW AT 5 MPH. PRECIP: SCATTERED CLOUDS
ALL UNITS, AREA 18, VEGETATION FIRE, DESCRIPTIVE LOCATION, HIGHWAY 38, WEST OF ONYX PEAK, FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS. ENGINE 317, ENGINE 316, ENGINE 334, ENGINE 18R, ENGINE 312. WATER TENDER 232, CREW 4, AREA CHIEF, AREA FIRE PREVENTION UNIT.
(SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v15.5)
DISPOSITION:
TUE 04:46PM GROUND RESOURCES ARE ON SCENE. ONE QUARTER ACRE. ONE TREE. LITTLE TO NO SPREAD. THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS!
TUE 05:30PM GROUND RESOURCES REPORTING FIRE REMAINS AT ITS INITIAL ONE QUARTER ACRE FOOTPRINT. CREWS WILL NEED APPROX 3 HOURS TO MOP UP AND WRAP UP THIS INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST AS NEEDED TO DROP WATER ON THE TREE WHICH CAN TRAP FIRE AND HEAT INSIDE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AFTER A LIGHTNING STRIKE.

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INCIDENT UPDATES: 5

TUE JUN 23 4:46 PM
GROUND RESOURCES ARE ON SCENE. ONE QUARTER ACRE. ONE TREE. LITTLE TO NO SPREAD. THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS!
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT

TUE JUN 23 4:29 PM
PER AIR ATTACK - AIR TANKERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED - HELICOPTERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THE FIRE AND WILL BE USING BIG BEAR LAKE FOR DIPPING.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT

TUE JUN 23 4:09 PM
TANKER 72 TANKER 73 HELICOPTER 534 AIR ATTACK 12 ARE NOW OVER THE FIRE. THEY WILL BE MAKING DROPS TO BOX IN THIS FIRE UNTIL THE GROUND RESOURCES CAN HIKE IN (ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES). HELICOPTER WILL BE DIPPING JENKS LAKE. AN ADDITIONAL HEAVY HELICOPTER IS ENROUTE TO THE FIRE SO LOTS OF RESOURCES ON THIS INCIDENT.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT

TUE JUN 23 3:59 PM
USFS UNIT ON SCENE. WE HAVE A SINGLE TREE ON FIRE (LIGHTNING SNAG) WITH ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF AN ACRE OF GROUND FIRE. BEST ACCESS WILL BE OFF THE TURNOUT ON THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 38. FIRE IS WEST OF HIGHWAY 38. AIR ATTACK ARRIVING OVER THE FIRE NOW.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT

TUE JUN 23 3:55 PM
AIRCRAFT (AIR ATTACK 12) IS A FEW MINUTES OUT FROM THE ONYX FIRE AND HELICOPTER 534 HAS LIFTED OFF FROM HEAPS PEAK HEADING THAT WAY...
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT

SCANNER AUDIO IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THIS HOUR

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